Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
-1600
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
PROTEA
Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
Protea plant
In German
Yambohne
Protea Pflanze
In French
Kłębian kątowaty
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
planta de protea
In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
planta Protea
In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Protea roślin
In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Vascular plant
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Proteales
Family
Fabaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Pachyrhizus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Proteae
Subfamily
-
Proteoideae
Number of Species
1001600
1
27800
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